Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 171 The Geniuses Arrive in Chaos City

The ancient, chaotic city has existed for countless billions of years.

This is the sacred cultivation ground for the entire human race in the primordial universe, a place that countless human cultivators would do anything to enter.

On this day, the usually quiet Chaos City became incredibly lively because of the arrival of a group of young people.

In the deep corridor of the Chaos City Lord's Mansion.

"You have half an hour to look at the 52 rubbings hanging on the corridor walls, and then tell me which Chaos Stele you chose."

As the black-robed guide's voice faded, the group of young people immediately dispersed and began to browse the paintings hanging on the corridor walls.

At first, some people felt slightly neglected and annoyed that the Chaos Monument was chosen by looking at pictures.

However, once they started watching, the young geniuses couldn't help but become engrossed in it. If it weren't for the intelligent computer reminding them, they might have been immersed in a particular picture for up to half an hour.

Although it was just a picture, containing only a very vague hint of the true Chaos Stele, that hint was enough to make all these young geniuses unable to resist becoming captivated.

One picture after another was viewed in complete silence.

The 1000 geniuses were like ravenous wolves, their eyes shining as they stared at the paintings.

"It's time. Line up and register with me."

Half an hour later, the voice of the black-robed envoy immediately resounded in the ears of all the young geniuses.

"Time is up?"

"So fast!"

"I haven't decided which Chaos Monument to choose yet!"

One by one, the geniuses quickly stepped forward and lined up to report their choices to the black-robed envoy.

"I choose 'Dragon's Chaos Stele'."

"I choose 'The Chaos Monument of Wind and Shadow'."

One genius after another reported their findings, and the black-robed envoy quickly tallied them up.

"Lu Ming, you chose the Cosmic Chaos Monument?"

Among the group of people who had already finished their reports, some familiar geniuses were chatting casually in low voices.

"Ah."

The young man with black hair, who had two inch-long, forked, crystalline dragon horns on his head, nodded and then asked, "What did you choose?"

“Me? The Giant Axe Chaos Stele,” said the companion who had spoken first.

"correct."

He suddenly transmitted his voice and said, "That Igor also chose the Cosmic Chaos Monument. You were opponents in the final arena battle, and now you've chosen the same Chaos Monument again. This time you're really facing off. I guess a lot of people will be comparing you two."

"Igor is indeed a formidable opponent!"

The black-haired youth with dragon horns had a slightly brighter look in his eyes. "I am indeed not as good as him for now, but the 30 years in Chaos City are a time for us to lay the foundation and also a time for our strength to explode. If we make good use of these 30 years, anything is possible in the future!"

"Haha, that's right! Those people from the Primordial Secret Realm and the Primordial Secret Realm are all incredibly arrogant. Let's work together and strive to surpass them within 30 years in Chaos City!" the companion excitedly transmitted.

"work hard together!"

The young man with dragon horns and black hair had an unwavering gaze.

"With the guidance of that senior, I have been studying the 'Flowing Light' secret technique, which is perfectly suited to me, for the past two years. In these two years, my improvement has been tremendous. The thirty years in Chaos City will be thirty years of my soaring success!"

The selection of the Chaos Monument proceeded extremely quickly.

Soon, guided by the black-robed messenger,
One thousand young geniuses have all completed their first comprehension of the Chaos Stele.

After that, these geniuses naturally poured their enthusiasm into challenging the 'Bridge to Heaven'.

They had heard from Lord Kandri, the guardian of the Chaos Monument, that each time they passed through a level of the Sky Bridge, they would not only receive a large number of points as a reward, but also an extra opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Monument.

For these geniuses who have experienced the powerful effects of the Chaos Monument, the allure of such a reward is immense, and their enthusiasm for challenging the Bridge to Heaven is extremely high!
However, despite their high spirits, when they actually tried to challenge their respective Heavenly Bridges, they found that the difficulty of these bridges far exceeded their expectations.

Of the entire thousand newly joined genius battle members, only one member of the Primal Secret Realm successfully passed the first level on his first challenge of the Bridge to Heaven—the powerful genius 'Sarom' who chose the Giant Axe Chaos Monument.

The other 999 people, including those from the Primordial Secret Realm, were all wiped out, and not a single one of them was able to cross the first level of the Sky Bridge.

The wonders of the Chaos Stele and the devastation of the Bridge to Heaven caused the young geniuses who had just arrived in Chaos City to experience a rollercoaster of emotions.

Each of them is a top-tier, outstanding genius in their respective universe.

But how could he not feel frustrated when he couldn't even get through the first level of this bridge to heaven!

Despite the setbacks, he naturally began to work even harder to improve himself.

The slots to enter the initial universe are incredibly precious. Even a single slot at the World Lord level can fetch tens of thousands of Chaos Units at auctions in major universe nations. That price is equivalent to the entire fortune of several ordinary immortal gods!

Those members who joined the Virtual Universe Company through the Genius Battle received 30 years of initial universe cultivation time for free as soon as they joined.

They naturally wanted to make the most of these 30 years! "By observing the rules of operation, their understanding of the laws has skyrocketed, more than ten or a hundred times faster than in the outside world!"

"Ah, the Chaos True Spirit obtained from hunting Chaos Beasts outside the city can strengthen the soul?"

"On the rooftops of Chaos City, countless fragments of insights left behind by our predecessors are inscribed!"

"I heard that passing the third level of the Heavenly Bridge grants the qualification to attend lectures at the residence of a Grandmaster-level expert."

Those who can rank among the top 1,000 of the countless star-level geniuses of the human race in the entire universe are naturally all outstanding individuals with extremely firm pursuits and plans for their own development.

Each of these geniuses seized every opportunity, leveraging the powerful opportunities presented by Chaos City to rapidly strengthen themselves.

Meanwhile, as this new batch of young geniuses arrived in Chaos City, some powerful beings residing there inevitably turned their attention to them.

Chaos City, a unique building where light and darkness blend together in perfect harmony.

Several masters from the Chaos Monument lineage of the Virtual Universe Company were chatting together.

"The members of this batch of geniuses are much inferior to those of the previous batch organized by the company."

The burly man with golden scales, 'King Jueshen', shook his head with some disinterest.

Apart from Qi Yuan, each of them has lived for an incredibly long time, having spent over hundreds of millions of years in this Chaos City.

Over such a long period of time, they have seen far too many so-called geniuses.

Unless someone is truly exceptionally outstanding, they aren't really that interested.

"Haha, Lao Long, you're comparing them to the previous year? Aren't you making things difficult for them!"

The silver-haired young swordsman couldn't help but laugh.

"Some of the requirements are too high."

Even the usually stern and skeletal Mist Soul King smiled, "Of all the genius battles held by the company in the past, how many can compare to the quality of the last one?"

"Rong Jun and Bo Lan alone would crush all the geniuses who have appeared in countless generations, not to mention the even more monstrous Luo Feng!"

The Mist Soul King sighed, "Those are all capable of becoming the personal disciples of the Chaos City Lord, and they have even conquered the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which is at the Domain Lord level. They are almost on par with the legendary geniuses! How can this generation of youngsters compare?"

"Speaking of which, it seems that Luo Feng has been quiet for quite some time since he became the personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord."

The graceful woman, 'Dream Queen', whose face was partially obscured by a light veil, spoke up curiously.

"Luo Feng!"

Qi Yuan Taiqing's clone's eyes lit up slightly. He hadn't expected that the conversation would eventually turn to Luo Feng.

He naturally knew where Luo Feng was now, and he also knew that soon, when Luo Feng returned from the Star Tower, it would cause a series of magnificent and sensational events.

However, he could only keep these thoughts to himself and could not share them with others.

"Hehe, Luo Feng's identity is special. Those alien races all wish they could get rid of him as soon as possible, so he naturally has to be careful to hide and protect his life."

The purple-robed man, King Juekun, laughed as he spoke.

He glanced at the group of people present, his gaze carrying a hint of mockery:

"Let's put aside others for now. So, fellow Grandmasters, have you discovered any promising talents among the dozen or so youngsters selected for the Cosmic Chaos Stele this time?"

"This"

The people present looked at each other.

As grandmasters of the Chaos Monument lineage, they naturally hoped that their lineage would produce more outstanding successors.

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"The overall level of this year's Genius Battle is average. There are no particularly outstanding geniuses. The most outstanding ones in this year's Genius Battle are only three: 'Sarom' from the Primal Secret Realm, 'Igor' from the Primordial Secret Realm, and 'Dongyang Yuhai'."
King Jueshen shook his large head.

"Igor did choose the lineage of the Cosmic Chaos Monument, but I think his aptitude is only average. He is also arrogant and chose the path of cultivating both time and space. Among the others, there is a little guy from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm named 'Deer Cry' who is closer to Igor. The others are ranked much lower."

"Our lineage is suffering from a decline in talent!" King Jueshen sighed in a seemingly serious manner, but took the opportunity to gulp down a cup of 'Seven-Colored Glazed Glass' that he had swindled from Qi Yuan.

"You lot, don't have such high expectations. As grandmasters of the Cosmic Chaos Stele lineage, you should at least take on a few more disciples. How many years has it been since you took on any new disciples!"

King Juekun looked at the group with some worry.

As the de facto leader of the Cosmic Chaos Monument lineage, second only to the Cosmic Venerable, he undoubtedly hopes that the Cosmic Chaos Monument lineage can grow stronger and more prosperous.

"Haha, Boss Mou (Jue Kun Wang's real surname), don't just focus on us, there's a new guy here!"

King Jueshen grinned, "I see that Brother Qiyuan is very enthusiastic about recruiting disciples. Over the years, he has taken in several disciples through his 'Qiyuan Tower'. If you go to him, he will definitely be willing to take in a few more!"

"That makes sense."

King Juekun nodded as if serious, then smiled and looked at Qi Yuan, "Hehe, Qi Yuan, what do you say?"

"I?"

Qi Yuan considered it for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "I'm fine with it, just don't try to take him from me!"

(End of this chapter)